GP headlight

[Andy Pickering]

Defo the spring route...looked at my car headlight and the adjuster for headlight is spring loaded and pivoted it up and down.

[Knowledge]

The other thought is about the bulb. I've done the halogen route but I had to guess which position the dip-light shield sat within the headlight. Perhaps my MoT tester was only worried about the dip, and the dip-beam deflector was just pointing in the wrong direction.

Which way should it point?

[firekdp]

The shield should be under the dip filament. The light then only hits the top half of the relector and is reflected downwards.

[sean brady scooters]

the dip filament reflector should be underneath

[Knowledge]

Is there an echo in here?

Thank's guys. It's obvious really, innit?

[red ghost]

Any luck Martin?

[22/2]

Mr MoT man didn't like my headlight. Far too high. I adjusted it and it was still too high. He was going to fail me, but I told him that I was taking the bike apart as soon as I got home to fit the bodywork. He turned a blind eye to it. Phew.

I wonder if you could fit a small but strong spring on the adjuster screw so that it pushed the headlight away, rather than just pulling it. You wouldn't need anything at the top of the light .... would you?

(I'm still trying to get my head around this one.....)

MOT this morning..I was shi!ting myself after reading this last night...turned the screw as far as i could and guess what......turned the headlight on..fu(k me he says never seen a bright headlight on these mod bikes before (halogen bulb), he was that impressed he must have forgot to do the height test PPHHEEWW..But he did say my back brake was guf..But its not as if these puff chariots go over 40 mph is it kid...Ye sign the form dickhead I thought...So Pm ye Martin at the weekend (Payday) for one of your lovely back brake cables....Passed though

Are all the lights in this thread halogens?? I have the same problem with my halogen and iit is possibly not the tilt of your headlight but the position of the bulb, there was an article in scootering some months back about better lights that mentioned this, the halogen needs to sit forward (not pushed right into the holder) it could be the reflection not the tilt that is your problem, was it OK before fitting the halogen??

Hope this helps.

Rich